Turbo MX3 mods - List yours

[BuGS]

On Turbo setup I have spent around $600-$700 so far too. I got a SAFC II in a sence for free and came out with $40 extra. Injectors for $100, Turbo and Manifold for $150, and will prolly spend around $300 for Exhaust plus IC piping. Then $200 for misc things...

[JWMotorsports]

I lost count on mine....lol

I think it is around $10,000 USD so far.

We've done all the fabrication, engine assembly, electronics, etc... I'll post a more current pic of the engine bay tomarrow. We had to chop the FX front bumper pretty good to make clearance for the 3" Intercooler Pipe going to the 75mm BBK throttle body!

[ryanlindenberg]

i don't know how much power mine is making because i had a really ghetto intake that would collapse and limit my engine speed to 4500 RPM when i went to the dyno (4 days after my swap). it was making 165 HP and 180 ft/lbs or torque there though. anyways i fixed my intake today and now all is good...i am still doing a bit of tuning though.

My mods so far:
BPT GTX engine (complete engine and turbo rebuild)
MSD 6A ignition
Haltech e6x fuel management
Issinni FMIC
2.5" full exhaust
2" intercooler piping
ACT clutch
Walbro 190 L/h fuel pump

probably has run me around 6-7k USD because of the rebuild and haltech. and i had to do the swap twice because the engine was shot the first time.

[JWMotorsports]

Here is an updated on my project:

[natural born honda killer]

new dyno numbers at 15psi with the bottle neck on the exhaust still on i hit 222.4 hp and 216 tq and that was before i had the nx ntercooler installed but ill have to wait till i get back to dyno it with the ntercooler kit.

[forcedairram]

Well everyone else has posted and I a new boosthead, only 3 days old now, but here is what i have, which has cost me less than 2500 including the car

Escort GT BP
Protege LX tranny
BP ECU
Spec 10.5lb flywheel
ACT stage two clutch
ACT 6 puck metallic unsprung disk
Custom JWMotorsports turbo manifold
custom 2.25 downpipe and exhaust
Aerospeed bomb muffler
Eagle Talon 16G turbo
Eagle Talon bypass valve
Eagle Talon side mount intercooler
Eagle Talon IC piping
S AFC II
Autometer carbon series boost and oilpressure gauges
Autometer cobalt series A/F gauge
RX-7 MAF
RC engineering fuel injectors
Jacobs Ice pack ignition
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Ported and polished intake manifold
Intrax Lowering Spring's(1.8")
Massive weight Reduction
Front and Rear strut bars
B&M STS
SRD crossmember/shifter bushings

We just took it to the dyno today and ran 189.8 hp and 202.6 ft-lbs of torque at 7 psi

[osargeant]

Hey Jarid, Franko

Where are you guys, we need to keep this post going.

[osargeant]

Where are the other turbo mx3 guys who are on this site, please update the post.

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[cjthor]

Ok heres my list of goodies

Engine:
Full port and polish B6ZE head
Mazdaspeed cam gears
1mm oversize SS valves with 5 angle valve job
portmatched intake and header
57mm bored TB
VIRS system welded shut
Jspec B6T block
shotpeened b6t rods
Wiesco 1mm overbored forged pistons
B6ZE crankshaft
Fully balanced
Unorthodox pulley



Turbo stuff:
T3 Turbo with custom downpipe
Turbonectics wastegate
Turbo XS BOV
Apexi delta flow intercooler
Apexi AFC
370CC RC Engineering balanced injectors
Greddy Profec B
Boost gauge
EGT gauge
A/F ratio gauge
Intercooler temp Gauges
Walbro 255 fuel pump
Bell engineering RRFPR



Transmission:
Protege LX Transmission
Mazdaspeed Protege LSD
Modified 1st and 5th gear ratios
Driveshaftshop.com Level 3 axles
ACT street/strip clutch
SS clutchline
B and M shifter
Mazdaspeed tranny mounts


Oh yea....and a 50 shot.

[babyblueMX3]

Driveshaftshop.com Level 3 axles

I thought you had axles made by corksport ? I saw you post them a while back.
btw nice list. how much boost you running there

[cjthor]

Driveshaftshop.com Level 3 axles

I thought you had axles made by corksport ? I saw you post them a while back.
btw nice list. how much boost you running there

They ordered them from driveshaftshop.com. SHould be running about 15psi. Engine is getting rebuilt as we speak.

[phredren]

The setup in my Festiva:

Drivetrain:
- G25MR Transmission, Cable clutch, from a 323GT
- 323GT Axles
- Custom fabricated shift linkage
- OEM Mazda Pressure Plate, Disc, and TO Bearing (clutch needs to be changed soon)

Engine:
- B6T bottom end, 230000km, perfect compression and spotless combustion chambers with visible cross-hatching (gotta love Mazda)
- B6DE Cylinder head with VICS intake manifold
- B6T Exhaust Manifold
- Hybrid VJ11 Turbine (MX6/Probe) with VF11 Compressor (Subaru)
- Saab Blackstone aluminum intercooler
- Custom fabricated 2.5" mandrel bent intercooler piping
- TurboXS recirculating BOV
- Turbosmart Single Stage boost controller
- B6DE engine control electronics (MAF, distributor, solenoids, etc)
- 2.5" downpipe, 3" cat, 2.5" piping with Flowmaster 60-series muffler (baffled, but nice and quiet)
- Custom made 2.25" compressor inlet pipe with K&N filter.

Ignition:
- Stock MX3. I have a Blaster SS coil, I just need to install it. Will probably install a MSD 6AL with launch control at the same time.

Fueling:
- 1994 MX3 engine wiring harness, relays and ECU
- B6T 330cc fuel injectors
- High-flow fuel pump (not sure which kind)
- GReddy EManage
- Zeitronix Wideband System

Suspension and Braking:
- Apex Racing 22-way dampening and height adjustable race coil-overs, custom fitted to my car (original application for a Mk3 Golf)
- Urethane bushings
- Stainless steel braided brake lines on all four corners
- Brake swap from a Ford Aspire, which includes 9.2" front discs, larger brake pads, larger rear drums, and complete rear axle with integrated sway bar.
- Cross-drilled and slotted front rotors, and zinc plated rear drums.
- Aluminum front upper strut tower bar

Interior:
- 323 GTX front seats (amazing, better then my buddies ITR seats IMO)
- 323 GT instrument cluster
- Pacesetter short shifter
- Autometer Phantom Boost and Air Fuel gauges, Stewart Warner EGT and Fuel Pressure gauges.

Car ran 13.3 @ 102mph on slicks, 13.8 @ 106mph on street tires with a completely different setup. Used to be a complete B6T engine with B6T engine controls. Only mods were cone filter, open exhaust, VJ11 turbo, but with no increase in fuel or boost. No intercooler as well. Also running super soft KYB GR2s which definatly hurt my launches. I can't wait to get the car up and running again...hoping for mid 12's this year.

[Josh]

here is what i could come up with.


Drive train & suspension

-ProLX trans
-SRD bushings all around
-Custom half shaft
-ATX to MTX swap
-unorthodox racing 6 puc sprung hub clutch
-Koni inserts
-Eibach springs
-rear disk swap
-brembo slotted and cross drilled roters
- CS SS brake lines
-strut tower bars front and rear
-GS rear lower tie bar

Motor

-B6DE Block straight from Mazda
-Ported and pollished head
-sodium valvs
-stiffer valve springs
-Miata stage 3 cams
-Jun performance cam gears
-weisco forged pistons
-carillo H beam rods
-micro pollished crank
-block line bored, blue printed and balanced
-greddy Type R BOV
-custom Exhaust man (almost done)
-IHI VJ 14 hybrid
-Greddy boost controller
-side mount IC
-Probe IC piping
-2 1/4" exhaust all the way back
-Custom Aluminum intake man with direct port NOS (nos not hooked up yet, but an 80 shot x4)
-310cc injectors
-MSD SCI
-blaster 2 coil
-MSD fuel pressure regulator
-AFC 2
-180 deg thermostat
-filled motor mounts
-walbro 255 fuel pump

some things arnt installed just yet, but its getting there

[BuGS]

some things arnt installed just yet, but its getting there

Hahaha I was like, I don't remember seeing all of that.... Manifold is gonna be a beauty... Then you need a bigger exhaust .

[osargeant]

Wow, I am impressed with the amount of modded turbo 4cycl MX-3s that have responded to the post.

I still have a lot more plans for mine before I am finished so my list will be growing all the time: